Orange County high school Artist of the Year 2025: Instrumental music semifinalists

The following 16 students have been named as semifinalists for the 2025 Artist of the Year in instrumental music out of 120 nominees. The students were chosen by a panel of teachers based on written statements, artistic résumés performance videos or a portfolio of compositions/arrangements.
In submitting their work, students identified their strongest specialty within the discipline and the judges use that specialty to help focus their evaluations.
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